Bad Obsession Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I can't stop thinking, thinking about sinking
Sinking down into my bed
I call my mother, she's just a cunt now
She said I'm sick in the head
She said, "You ain't special, so who you foolin'?
Don't try to give me a line"

[Pre-Chorus]
I can't stop thinking 'bout seein' you one more time, oh no
But I already left you and you're better off left behind

[Chorus]
It's a bad obsession, it's always messing
It's always messing my mind

It's a bad obsession, it's always messing
It's always messing my mind

[Bridge]
Too bad, you're fucked up

[Verse 2]
I used to be wasted, always tried to take it
Take it down into my vein
I call the doctor, he's just another
He said I'm sick in the brain
He said, "You ain't special, so who you foolin'?
Don't try to give me a line"
[Pre-Chorus]
But I can't stop thinking 'bout doin' it one more time, oh no
But I already left you and you're better off left behind, oh yeah


[Chorus]
Aw, it's a bad obsession, it's always messing
It's always messing my mind
It's a bad obsession, it's always messing
It's always messing my mind

[Bridge]
So bad, boy

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Bridge]
It's a
It's a
Heads up

[Chorus]
It's a bad obsession, it's always messing
It's always messing my mind
Now it's a bad obsession, it's always messing
It's always messing my mind
[Pre-Chorus]
I can't stop thinking 'bout doin' it one more time, oh no
But I already left you and you're better off left behind, oh oh oh no

[Outro]
It's a bad obsession and it's always messing my mind
But I already left you and you're better off left behind
Maybe you'll do better next time, punk

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“Bad Obsession” is about tackling drug abuse and addiction, which had haunted the band since before they had become famous written by Izzy Stradlin and West Arkeen. Michael Monroe, lead singer of Hanoi Rocks and a big influence on Guns N' Roses, plays the harmonica and tenor saxophone on the studio version.

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